Car-derailer.



J. CLJONES.

GAR DERAILBR.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 12, 1913.

1 1 1 6,075. 'Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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Inventor f Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS Co.. PHOTO-HTMC.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNTTED STATES PATENT onirica.

JOSHUA o. JONES, onnWILKEsnaARian,fPENNsYLvANIA.`

CAR-DERAILER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application ined June 12, 1913. ',seriaiNo. 773,287.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSHUA C. JONES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilkes-Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Gar-Derailer, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention' relates to improve-v ments in car derailers, one objectof the invention, being the provision of aderailer which will derail a oar moving in one direction, but which will be inefective as a derailer when the car `is moved in the Opposite direction.

A. further object of the present invention, is the provision of means for moving a derailer into derailing position and for locking the same in such position, thelocking device being automatically released when the derailer is placed in inoperative position.

V17 ith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combi# nation and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood `that changes in the precise embodiment'of the invention 'herein disclosed can be made with-p` in the scope of what is claimed without departing from thespirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is an end elevation of the derailer showing a rail in cross section. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the derailing member in derailing position. Fig. 3 is a side elevation taken from the opposite side of the device. Fig. 1 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 5 isa cross section taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 4L. y

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the rail, which has placed there-` below the two plates 2, said plates 2 being provided each with a pair of attaching and limiting lugs 3 forengagement with the tie 4. Formed integral with the plates 2 are the two upstanding braces 5, which are connected together by and support the curved web 6, and the rail engaging member 7 said rail engaging member being disposed and formed to fit the base and web of the rail and provide a segmental cavity 8 for the sliding reception of the movable derailing member 9. This derailing member 9 is so disposed as to assume the two positions, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the same when in the position in Fig. 1 being in normal out-of way position, while as shown in Fig. 2 it is ina position for derailing the car. The derailing member 9 is provided withthe oppositely extending lugs 10, which coaot with the adjacent portion 7fof the Supporting member to limit the downward 'movement thereof, as clearlyy illustrated in Fig. 1.

In Order to properly oscillate the derailing member 9, the -same is provided with the lug 11, which has operably connected thereto, the operating rod 12, whose outer end 13 is adapted to be connected with any switch mechanism so that when the switch is-in a position to properly operate the derailer, the rod 12 is pulled upon and consequently moves the derailing member 9 from the position in Fig. 1 to that sho-wn in Fig. 2.

In order to provide a means for locking the derailing member in the position, `as shown in Fig. 2, the same being locked coincident with the movement of the same to such position, a pin 14, carried by the rod 12, is` in the path to engage the lower overbalancing and free end of the locking member or latch 15, which is pivoted at 16 so that its upper end isfprojected through a slot in the web 6 to fit in the socket or depression 17 of the derailing member 9. The

,parts are in the proper locked position, as

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shown in Fig. 2, with the upper edge kof the depression 17 out of contact orspaced from the kupper end of the latch15, sufficiently far to permit the latch 15, when itslower end is primarily released by the pin 14, as the rod 12 is pushed to the right inqFig. 2, to start the movement of the member 9 from derailing position, the weight of thelower free end of the latch 15 will then cause it to assume the vertical position, as yin Fig. 1, so that the member 9 is fully released and can be moved to the position, asshownin Fig. 1.

It isk apparent that when the lever 12 is 1 moved from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1, that the lower end of the locking member 15 being released, will permit the removal `of the upper end from the recess 17 and thus permit the movement of the derailing member 9, from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1.

The upper end of the derailing member 9 is provided with the head 18, having the tapered projecting ends 19, which when the member is in the position as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, rests upon the tread of the rail 1,

and thus provides a proper guiding means for the rim of the car wheel, such car wheel When moving from left to right in Fig. l, passing into the entering end 20 of the inclined flange receiving groove 21, so that the flange Will cause the Wheel thereof.I to be derailed and pass upon the outer surface of the rail 1.

In order to provide a means to prevent the derailing of a car should the same move from left to right in Fig. 4, When the derailing member is in derailing position, a flange receiving groove 22 is provided so that when the tread of the rim of the Wheel rides upon the head 18, the flange will enter the groove 22 and thus be properly guided over the head of the derailer Without being deflected from the rail.

From the foregoing` description, taken in connection -with the drawings, it is evident that With a derailer constructed according to the present invention, that the same may be readily applied at the desired point of the track, and operably connected to the switch and signaling mechanism, so that the operation of moving the same from4 its normal out-of-use position, as shown in Fig. l, to the derailing position, in Fig. 2, Will be coincident With the operation of the switch point and signaling mechanism so that an additional safeguard will be provided, and an approaching train Will be purposely derailed, While should the derailing device be inoperative, the protected train if passed thereover Will not be derailed due to the flange recess or groove 22 of the present device.

What is claimed is:

l. A derailer, including a base, an open segmental casing carried thereby, a segmental plate mounted in said casing for oscillatory movement, said plate being provided With a Wheel lflange guide for disposition above and in contact with the rail When the plate is in derailing position, means for oscillating the plate, and means for holding the plate in derailing position.

2. A derailer, including a base, an open segmental casing carried thereby, a segmental plate mounted in said casing for oscillatory movement, said plate being provided with a wheel flange guide for disposition above and in contact with the rail when the plate is in derailing position, means for oscillating the plate, means for holding the plate in derailing position, and means for oscillating the plate for actuating the holding means.

3. A derailer, including a base, an open segmental casing carried thereby, a segmental plate mounted in said casing for oscillatory movement, said plate being provided With a Wheel flange guide for disposition above and in contact With the rail when in derailing position, a rod connected to the plate for oscillating the same, coperative locking means carried by the plate and disposed in the path thereof for holding the plate in derailing position, and means car# ried by the rod for placing one of said means in locking position.

l. A derailer, including a base, an open segmental casing carried thereby, a segmental plate mounted in the casing for oscillatory movement, said plate being provided With a Wheel flange guide for disposition above and in contact with the rail When the plate is in derailing position, said plate being provided With a recess in one face thereof, a rod connected to the plate for oscillating the same, a pivoted locking bar connected to the base and having one end disposed'to lit in the recess of the plate to lock the plate in derailingposition, and means carried by the rod for engaging the other free end of the bar to move the same into locking position when the plate is moved into derailing position. y

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

JOSHUAL o. JoNiis.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR' S. STULL, WILLIAM R. STULL Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

` Washington, D. C. 

